And I choose locations where people would want to stay.is it risky to use a va loan then?

Thats how you run a business . 

Another option would be to use a platform like Thumbtack or Angie's List who have reviews and people on the ready for a variety of services.Best of luck!

I have been in the mortgage business since 2003 and these same words and phrases that are stated above will always cause some folks to think now it not a good time to buy.

So as of now, I am staying clear of Citrona owner and his business partners. 

Not sure, if this means hiring multiple people (one for appraisal, one for inspection, one for cost estimates)3.

Lots of people looking for homes on that page. 

Provide lots of testimonials, show examples of flips you've done, have a bio about yourself and why you love helping people dispose of real estate, etc.

Which will bring plenty of other investors and general business to the area.

Whether is taking his "course", paying for the self written articles about his success or aka writing "puff pieces", buying fake Instagram followers, sitting on FB marketplace trying to get someone to pay for a house they don't know is condemnable and pay to have DJ remodel it and DJ never completing the remodel,  him spending an enormous time defending himself in small claims court, and threatening charges on  people that don't know law so they pay what he wants.All of those examples came from either my observation, experience, or other peoples reviews of him.The guy rented me a condemnable property.